Comparison

ChibyooShell vs Bolt SSH

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ChibyooShell

Features
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Professional SSH client and server monitor. Terminal, SFTP, Docker management and real-time metrics โ€” all in one app. ChibyooShell โ€” powerful SSH client and server monitoring tool for iOS professionals. CHIBYOO PRO Unlock all features: โ€” Unlimited servers โ€” Full access to all features Available as monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription. TERMINAL & SSH โ€” Full SSH terminal with xterm-256color support โ€” Ed25519, RSA, ECDSA key authentication โ€” Password and key-based login โ€” SSH key generation and management โ€” Fira Code, Menlo, SF Mono font support SERVER MONITORING โ€” Real-time CPU, RAM, disk and network metrics โ€” Per-core CPU usage โ€” Network interface stats with TX/RX graphs โ€” Disk I/O monitoring โ€” Active process list โ€” Server uptime and load average SFTP FILE MANAGER โ€” Browse, upload and download files โ€” Create, rename, delete files and folders โ€” Built-in text editor โ€” File permissions (chmod) โ€” Quick Look preview DOCKER & PODMAN โ€” Container list with real-time metrics โ€” Start, stop, restart, remove containers โ€” Container log viewer โ€” Per-container CPU and memory usage SECURITY โ€” All credentials stored in iOS Keychain โ€” Face ID / Touch ID protection โ€” SSH host key verification (TOFU) โ€” Optional iCloud sync via CloudKit PORT FORWARDING โ€” Local port forwarding via SSH tunnel CONNECTIVITY โ€” Citadel (modern SSH) + LibSSH2 fallback โ€” Auto-reconnect โ€” Configurable connection timeout Terms of Use: https://chibyoo.com/terms-chibyooshell/ Privacy Policy: https://chibyoo.com/privacy-policy-chibyooshell/

About

Bolt SSH

Features
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Bolt SSH โ€” the SSH terminal made for your phone Everything you need to manage servers from your phone, without the friction. Bolt SSH keeps your hosts and keys organized, locks tight behind biometrics, and gets you reconnected fast when mobile networks drop. Works with Linux/Unix servers and Windows PowerShell (sshd) out of the box. Reconnect without the hassle โ€ข Automatic reconnect, plus one-tap manual reconnect from the status bar โ€ข Returns you to your remote working directory after reconnecting โ€” no re-cd-ing โ€ข Real terminal rendering (xterm.js) with an aux key bar (Esc / Tab / arrows / Ctrl) Security first โ€ข App Lock with Face ID / fingerprint โ€” locks the instant you background the app โ€ข Trust-on-first-use + known_hosts verification; instant alert on host key change to help stop man-in-the-middle attacks โ€ข Private keys and passwords stored in the device secure enclave (Keychain / Keystore), never in plaintext Effortless management โ€ข Multi-host manager with color labels, recent-first ordering, and duplicate / edit / delete โ€ข Multiple keys โ€” import or paste private keys (OpenSSH / RSA PEM) with passphrase support โ€ข English & Chinese Free to download โ€” core features work out of the box. Everything runs locally; nothing routes through our servers.

Screenshots

ChibyooShell4 screens
Bolt SSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bolt SSH at 3 against ChibyooShell's 1. Bolt SSH also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ChibyooShell versus Bolt SSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChibyooShellBolt SSH
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.613.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr Kolesnikovๆ–‡ๅš ้‚ฑ

In-app purchases

None

ChibyooShell

No in-app purchases

None

Bolt SSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChibyooShell free?
ChibyooShell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bolt SSH free?
Bolt SSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChibyooShell or Bolt SSH have ads?
Neither ChibyooShell nor Bolt SSH shows ads.

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